first half

the first half of the year is almost through. and reflecting on the resolutions i made before the year started, i think i'm still far to fulfilling any of them or doing any of them regularly.

learn to swim and bike. i attended OCMI's 2-day water safety and also some of rhowie's swimming lessons. i learned the principles of crawl and breast stroke. principles, yes. application and practice? ho-hum... as for biking, worse.

ayusin ang hagod. i was included in the line-up for the Manila Dragons' 2.5K Marathon and also in the 250 meters and 500 meters events in the Boracay International Dragon Run. coach and rhowie said my form is already okay so, i guess i just have to focus on load and endurance.

take 505. still awaiting schedule for the training of new applicants. hope it won't be too much in conflict of other stuffs.

go places. this year so far, i've been to mt. batulao in batangas, kairukan falls in bataan, baguio, boracay, tagaytay, capones island in zambales, twice in puerto galera, mt. pulag, sulfur springs, opdas burial cave, and tinongchol cave all in benguet. not much or too grand but i'm satisfied. looking forward to more trips.

read a lot of books. have read only one...yet. i'm almost done with book #2.

jog regularly. i've been jogging regularly the first few months. i even joined a 5K marathon. but that's until i was too hooked up with organizing the pulag climb and with training for rowing.

write letters to mama and my sponsored kids. haven't written a single one. not even a postcard to anyone. or even a mushy note to ten.

at mag-ipon. no monetary savings until now. can i just talk about total assets? nah!

well i still have the second half to make up, right?

and do alot of other wonderful and happy stuffs, yes.

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marathon? boracay? ten? details?

what details???

hehehehehe ;)

Negative Chi

"my dagat sa taas?"

"meron. bakit?"

i heard some wise idiot mocking me so i gave a quick reply while looking straight at his eyes. i stared at him until the elevator doors opened. he clearly avoided eye contact.

and as i was approaching my office desk,

"dala mo na naman ang pamalo mo..."

the first time i heard someone referred the dragonboat oar i was holding as "pamalo" was when i bought a drink at 7-11. i found it so much irritating then.

obviously, pikon ako.

when tolerance is at minimum, i pray i will always just smile and keep in my thoughts the devil who wanted to say

"kala mo nakakatawa? hampasin kaya kita?"

o kaya

"isa pa, sasaksakin na kita."

o

"gusto mong durugin ko bayag mo?"